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…Nanami’s shoe, left in what smelled like blood. His eyes widened now as he came across it. Hastily, he picked it up and ran towards the girl’s room. Was she ok? Was this her blood on the ground? He had to find out. As he ran inside, he heard a door slam shut. Please let that be her. Please don’t let that blood be hers! He didn’t care if he was possibly carrying evidence: He had to find out what happened to Nanami. Would she even be alive to receive this shoe? He looked really pathetic then, as he made his way to Nanami’s door and knocked rather loudly. “Nanami-chan? I saw the shoe: Are you…alright?” His call became more desperate as he stood out there, waiting for an answer. “Please be alright Nanami-chan. If something happened to you, I…” Wow shit he was sweating as his worry increased. …Did he have to lose more people in the next few days? REALLY? 

"... There's been a murder.." While she was happy about his concern about her well-being, the fact that someone actually took another life shook the young birdwatcher to the core.  Sure, death was natural, but for it to be snuffed out... The way she felt seemed to contrast completely with what she had told Monobear. "I'm.. fine though. You don't have to worry."

“Thanks. I made an honest effort to look my best for you.” Was he genuinely blushing without some stupid comment about her being an angel or something? Was the ‘great Zino Yoshizawa’ getting even more anxious around the girl? If his attitude wasn’t anymore reversed, this might just be the warning signal for the end of the world. But no: It seemed as if the boy had found the first crush he’d acted upon. Even if, again, he did so by begging for a damn date. If he cared about it as much as he’d pretend he would, it may have crushed his ego. Funny how the truth was very…different. But of course, Zino would be the last person to admit to such a thing.  “P-please follow me.” With that, Zino grabbed the food and blanket with one hand, and offered the other hand to Nanami. Whether or not she took it was her decision, but regardless, he rushed up to a hilly area about 5 minutes away from the inn. “I guess it’s a silly kind of date, but…” He smiled down at her as he put down the blanket at the spot. “I wanted to show you the best place to watch the sunset and the stars here. I know we haven’t been here long yet, but…it reminds me of a secret place I would hide around back at home. And if we’re confined to this island, we might as well find good memories like this, right? At least…I hope you find this night memorable.” He scratched his head at this, only to unravel his surprise for the young Birdwatcher moments later. Zino took out two plates with the containers of food. As he opened each container, steam came out as the smell of ingredients filled the duo’s nostrils. “And to drink, you have a few options as well. But if I were you, the lemon tea is quite delicious.” Next to this lemon tea container were drinks labeled water and coffee. Maybe if he had more cash on him, Zino would’ve gotten some fine wine. Oh well. “I hope everything smells ok.” Wow, he was really all gung ho about all of this. Funny how hard he was trying for her. But would she like any of it? The plans, the ideas? “I know this is a silly thing to say, but if you’d ever like to do your birdwatching here, I wouldn’t mind it. If you can do such a thing here, that is.”

"... I assure you, I'll remember tonight." Why wouldn't she? Didn't people always say that the first date is the most memorable? Nanami couldn't conceal her surprise even if she tried as Zino revealed the meal.  A man that could cook greatly appealed to the birdwatcher, and so far the gynecologist was just racking up the points. "Wow..." However, his last comment stuck with her the most and she visibly brightened up. Birds were a passion of hers, after all. "Of course it's possible on this island. Perhaps... there are some species here that haven't been discovered." She idly played with the ribbon around her neck, trying not to make her hunger all that obvious. ".. Even if there aren't, I suppose I don't mind teaching you about the ones that do inhabit this island."

Zino woke up early that morning with an interesting plan in mind. Tonight was the night that he would go on his first date. Based on his perverse nature, you would think that he’d gone on a few dates, maybe slept around? Well, alright: Maybe it was quite telling that he hadn’t been on a date, but the other part, not so much. Regardless, he was quite giddy about tonight’s events, but he forgot to tell Nanami when they’d meet tonight. All he knew was that she’d said yes (after he begged her) and that he was prepared to do anything to impress her!  As Zino was grooming himself, he found the pink scented notebook paper on his dresser drawer. He smiled as he grabbed the pen and wrote the following: “Hello there, my adorable Nanami~ We forgot to set a time tonight: How does 7:30 sound? Please meet me outside the inn. Oh do I have a surprise for you, my kitten. Love, Zino. <3” “If the scent doesn’t make her fall for me, surely our dinner tonight will.” He said in an excited singsong voice. As soon as he finished grooming himself for the day, he folded the note in half, wrote Nanami’s name on the front and as he saw her door, slipped the note underneath. He had a busy day ahead of him if he was going to impress such a gorgeous maiden.  Zino spent first part of the day shopping at the grocery store. His idea? A picnic under the stars. Perhaps after, a romantic walk around the beach. If anything else exciting could happen, then that would be wonderful as well. For now, he had to remember his mother’s famous beef lasagna. It was a simple recipe  but the flavor was simply amazing. He would buy the ingredients, french bread…perhaps even some ingredient to make an authentic tiramisu. Finally, he would buy several containers for the food, drinks and other such things.  Fast forward 30 minutes until the date. Zino was fully prepared with a bag of items and a blanket. He wore a black suit,pink tie and his hair braided. It may have been silly for a simple date, but Zino liked to be over the top, as usual.  The last touch to his perfection? He was brewing a famous lemon tea that his mother would make with these kind of meals. The tea itself tasted almost like a lemon drop, which really spiced up the flavor of the entire meal. Of course, he had another alternative drink in case she didn’t like it. He seemed a bit overly prepared but really, what could he do? This was the first time he genuinely did something for someone other than himself. Well, unless you counted the various times he would go the extra mile to make his mother smile. Damn momma’s boy.  I was a few minutes before when Zino was sitting down outside. He would move anxiously when he’d hear footsteps, but smiled when he finally saw her shape come into view. Was his gorgeous little kitten really going on this date with him? She wasn’t going to ditch him as he worried she might? But he wouldn’t give her the impression that he was worried: What would be the fun in that? So instead, he offered his charming smile and stood up to meet her. “As beautiful as always, my dearest Nanami.” It was the first time he’d used her name without a dorky title such as ‘kitten’ or ‘angel’. 

When the time approached, the birdwatcher made her way to the meeting point, taking note of her date's anxious movements at her approach. At his comment, the corners of her mouth twitched up slightly, if only because he had dropped the stupid nicknames. Of course, she took note of his appearance, and needless to say she was impressed. "... You clean up rather well."

He laughs openly. “And, even if you aren’t affected, there will be plenty more others who will be. What about your loved ones’ other loved ones? I don’t care, upupu, I’ll find some way to get to you hard headed bastards sooner or later.”

"Should I be confronted with a killer, it should be rather easy to get away." When you think about what she does , her title, it's only natural that she'd be fairly fit. Birds don't like to stay in one place for long.

But I do agree. Shut the hell up, Genius.

“What shall I call you then? Kitten? Or perhaps a beauty such as yourself would like to be called Princess!” 

Trust me honey, she's far from a princess. Appearance wise, she's more of a pauper anyway. I mean have you seen her hair?

Oops, too late.  

"Don't call me that."

“It’s great to finally see you again, despite our current circumstances..“ 

"Yuu-chiii...!! This isn't fair! It's not faaaairrr...!"

The boy continued to make his way around the place, the beach was a place where he no longer wanted to be at. Perhaps if he throws some of his hammers at the gulls they would finally be quiet — no, that’s quite sad, why would anyone want to harm.. a seagull? This whole situation seemed unbelievable, to Daichi anyways. Everything that had or is going to happen isn’t going to process through his mind really smoothly since.. hes rather having a difficulty in understanding everything. From afar, there was someone, someone that was breathing and a living human that is no different from him (*Besides having different titles, personality etc.) Making his way to the other and giving a small wave, trying to get the others attention. Shifting a tiny bit closer for the other to see. Waving his hand or his arm again and saying, “Mornin’! Seems like this is an interesting get up, how are ya’ enjoying this place?” Daichi just tried to be friendly, trying to socialize.

Way to be blunt.

“We should go out sometime and discuss how beautiful we are.” 

She turns around and walks away.